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Douzain aux deux H 3ème type - Henri III
| Issuer | France |
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| Year | 1575-1589 |
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| Composition | Billon (.240 silver) |
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| Obverse description | Crowned shield of France at center, flanked on either side by an uncrowned letter H in the field. The mint mark appears in the exergue below the shield. The royal legend, identifying Henri III as King of France and Poland by the grace of God, begins at 6 o'clock and runs clockwise around the periphery in Latin script. |
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| Mintage | 1575 O - (fr) Riom - non retrouvé - 1576 O - (fr) Riom - 1577 O - (fr) Riom - 188,337 1578 O - (fr) Riom - 1586 B - (fr) Rouen - 93,600 1586 R - (fr) Villeneuve - 1587 B - (fr) Rouen - 1,793,520 1587 O - (fr) Riom - 1587 R - (fr) Villeneuve - 1588 B - (fr) Rouen - 280,800 1588 O - (fr) Riom - 1588 R - (fr) Villeneuve - 1589 B - (fr) Rouen - 132,090 1589 O - (fr) Riom - 100,240 1589 R - (fr) Villeneuve - non retrouvé - |
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Henri III inherited a kingdom already tearing itself apart along confessional lines, and the douzain aux deux H circulated through some of the most violent years of the French Wars of Religion. The coin's extended emission across fourteen years reflects not administrative continuity but monetary desperation — repeated debasements and the crown's chronic inability to service war debts kept billon issues like this one in near-constant production.
Duplessy 1142 encompasses considerable die variation across the run, with pieces from later in the reign showing measurably reduced silver content even within the nominal .240 fineness specification.